61.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collector · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collector
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Collector hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This community is generally well-educated, with a much higher rate of Year 12 completion than most similar areas. These strong educational foundations are reflected in the high advantage scores of local schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collector, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
25.2% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Collector, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is exclusively government-run and primary-focused, with a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas, despite the typical school being much smaller.
12.50
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collector
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Collector Public School, Collector | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 25 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collector [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10972/collector/topic/education